The north-east will be the first region in Britain to develop a collaborative Centre of Vocational Excellence (CoVE) for childcare. The CoVE in Playwork and Early Years north-east is being led by...
- A study of the association between children's access to drinking water in primary schools and their fluid intake: can water be 'cool' in school?
Giving children choices about how they see themselves is the cornerstone of good practice Children acquire information about themselves as they grow into the roles that await them. The relationships...
Take advantage of the application of D&T in the world around us to let children build on learning experiences From birth, children are surrounded by objects that have been designed and made - the...
With new Government research highlighting an increased need for relationship support for parents, Department for Work and Pensions minister Baroness Deborah Stedman-Scott explains how extending their...
By the end of the Foundation Stage, children should be developing their handwriting skills for a range of purposes. Here are some resources to offer them gentle encouragement Pens and pencils
Nurseries should be designed to meet the needs of the child, but this is often not the case, argues Jenny Benjamin For too long, says Eva Lloyd, chief executive of the National Early Years Network...
Combine dinosaurs with ICT to inspire and enable children to tell their stories in book and film form With children so motivated to use resources with a dinosaur theme, and equally motivated to use...
The task of nursery managers and school governing bodies is to ensure that children are as safe and secure as possible while in their care Each year around 460 children in this country die as the...
All you need is a box of matches, a few coins and a button to banish those rainy day blues. Lynne Garner puzzles it out unfortunately, the weather sometimes calls a halt to outside play, particularly...